Shloka 3.69.45

अयोमुखी-दर्शनम् तथा कबन्ध-प्रवेशः (Ayomukhi Encounter and the ظهور of Kabandha)

Devanagari script

सबाणचापखड्गौ च तीक्ष्णशृङ्गाविवर्षभौ।।।।ममास्यमनुसम्प्राप्तौ दुर्लभं जीवितं पुनः।

Transliteration

sabāṇacāpakhaḍgau ca tīkṣṇaśṛṅgāv iva vṛṣabhau |

mamāsyam anusamprāptau durlabhaṃ jīvitaṃ punaḥ ||

Translation

“Armed with arrows, bows, and swords—like two bulls with sharp horns—you have come within my jaws; now life will be hard to regain.”

Context

Holding bows, arrows and swords, looking like bulls with pointed horns you have entered my mouth. It is impossible for you to live any more.

Characters & Entities

• Kabandha
• Rama
• Lakshmana
• weapons (bow, arrows, sword)
• mouth/jaws (āsya)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma must confront coercion: when violence claims inevitability (‘you cannot live’), righteousness answers through courage and rightful resistance.

What is the narrative situation?

Kabandha boasts that the brothers have effectively fallen into his grasp and declares their death certain.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Fearless readiness—though threatened with death, the brothers are depicted as powerful and fully armed.